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July 28, 1925. 1,547,617

E. J. scHoENlNG CONNECTION Filed Jan. 6, 1925 Patented July 28, 1925.

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l EMIL JOACHIM SCI-IOENING, OF LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA.

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Application filed January 6, 1925. Serial No. 918.

To all whom .it may concern:

Be it known that I, vEMIL J. SCHOENING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Loup City, in the county of Sherman and State of Nebraska, have'invented a new and useful Connection, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device especially designed for use in babbitting or rebabbitting connecting rod bearings or the like to insure an even and true surface of the bearing.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which I may be readily and easily positioned for use,

the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view disclosing a connecting rod supplied with a rebabbitting device constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2. e

Figure l is a sectional view taken on line 1 -4l of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a side elevational View of the device.

Referring to the drawing-in detail, the device includes a separable core indicated generally by the reference character 5, each section of the core being supplied with a shim 6 secured to the flat face thereof, which shims are provided with openings to accommodate the securing bolts 7 that pass through registering openings in the connecting rod for securing the connecting rod bearing.

The shims are formed with lateral eXtensions 8 adapted to fit in grooves 9 of the end members 10 of the device, so that the end members will be centered to the end that when the babbitt has been poured, a true bearing will be provided. Threaded openings 11 are provided in the sections 5 and are adapted for the reception of the threaded portions 12 ofthe bolts 13 that pass through openings formed in the end members 10 for holding the member 5 in position.

The sections of the member 5 are also provided with reduced end portions 14 that fit in recesses formed in the end members 10 to further insure a true positioning of the member 5, and at the same time secure the end members 10 in close engagement with the connecting rod. It might be further stated that the diameter of the member 5 is less than the inner diameter of the bearing so that when the member 5 has been properly positioned, a space will be provided between the periphery of the member 5 and the bearing wall to allow the Babbitt metal to be poured thereinto.

As clearly illustrated by Figure 5 of the drawing, one of the end members 10 is provided with openings 15 and 16, respectively, the opening 15 being designed to permit the Babbitt material in a molten state to be poured into the space between the member 5 and connecting rod in which the same is positioned, while the opening 16 allows air displaced by the metal to pass therefrom.

In the use of the device the member 5 is positioned in a mamier as shown by Figure 3 of the drawing and the space shown between the member 5 andbearing is filled with the babbitt in a molten state. After the Babbitt material has cooled, the device may be removed leaving the surfaces of the connecting rod and movable bearing thereof coated with the Babbitt material.

1. In a device of the character described, a sectional core for positioning within a bearing, shims on the sections of the core, said shims having openings, means adapted to extend through the openings for securing the core to the connecting rod, extensions on the shims, removable end members having grooves adapted to receive the extensions to hold the end members against lateral movement, andthe space between the core and bearing adapted to receive molten metal.

2. In a device of the character described, a sectional core for positioning within a bearing, shims held between the sections of the core, said sections having threaded openings in their ends, removable end members:

the openings and .adapted to .be positionedv Within the threaded' openings to removably secure Jche end members, and means carried by the shims and cooperating with the end members for holding the CoreY irr spaced-L 'relation with the bearing in which it is positioned.

3. ln a device of the Character described, a sectional core for positioning Within a bearing7 shims held between the sections of rthe eore said shims having end members 15 formed with openings, Vthe sections of the core adapted.; to; be positioned on. the vshims, bolts` extiending: through elle openings to hold the shims in position, removable end members secured toV the core, and means carried by the shims and' engaging the end members for holding the core in spaced relation with the end members.

In teseimonynhat 1i claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiXed my signature 

